Posted by merpmerp on December 3, 2010, at 9:04:42
In reply to Need help approaching pdoc, posted by merpmerp on November 29, 2010, at 17:18:07
It's been a few days now at the 2.5 mg dose. This is the lowest dose I've ever been on.
Physical symptoms: shakiness and muscle stiffness, dry mouth and throat, chills, mild insomnia, headache, diarrhea but not as bad (I am going to buy some probiotics to try and help as I'm sure my poor GI tract is just out of whack now.) Also stuffy nose (I may be catching my officemate's cold). These symptoms are about equivalent in severity to a low-grade flu, I think.
Mental outlook: fantastic. The physical symptoms are not really bothering me much, since I feel so much better mentally. It's like someone flipped a switch in my brain. For the first time in over a year, I feel alert, motivated to get stuff done, satisfied in my accomplishments, and capable of feeling happy. I have an excellent short term memory again. I can look forward to things instead of dreading them or being neutral. I feel rekindled interest in my hobbies. I have some anxiety, but it's the good kind, the kind that motivates me and doesn't overwhelm me.
This doesn't mean I think that I want to be on Lex, at this dose, forever. I need to take a month or so and re-evaluate. But it means my pdoc had really better listen to me when I tell her, "Your prescribed doses were too high" because now I feel that I basically have proof.
Diagnosis: recurrent melancholic depression
Meds: Lexapro since Sept. 2009
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